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Neutron stars in a perturbative gravity model with strong magnetic fields

arXiv:1304.1871 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2013/10/021

Abstract

We investigate the effect of a strong magnetic field on the structure of neutron stars in a model with perturbative gravity. The effect of an interior strong magnetic field of about G on the equation of state is derived in the context of a quantum hadrodynamics (QHD) model. We solve the modified spherically symmetric hydrostatic equilibrium equations derived for a gravity model with . Effects of both the finite magnetic field and the modified gravity are detailed for various values of the magnetic field and the perturbation parameter along with a discussion of their physical implications. We show that there exists a parameter space of the modified gravity and the magnetic field strength, in which even a soft equation of state can accommodate a large ( M) maximum neutron star mass through the modified mass-radius relation.

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